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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		Advocates Sue To Force LePage Administration To Expand Medicaid
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:02:17
	Publish Date:		2018-04-30 10:36:13
	Description:		Several health care advocacy organizations in Maine are suing the state over its refusal to expand Medicaid. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court, seeks to compel the Department of Health and Human Services to implement Medicaid expansion after it missed a deadline to file an application with the federal government. That deadline was in early April, and Robyn Merrill of Maine Equal Justice Partners says the state’s inaction is why her organization, along with Consumers for Affordable Health Care, the Maine Primary Care Association, Penobscot Community Health Care and several individuals have filed a lawsuit. “To uphold the will of Maine voters and get health care to 70,000 Mainers,” she says. “Mainers who have already waited far too long for care.” Maine voters approved Medicaid expansion in a referendum last November. Once implemented, Maine would receive about $500 million a year in federal funds, and it would cost about $50 million to $60 million a year in
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